Age

Minimum 21 years of age

License

Valid Class A CDL with Hazardous Material endorsement

Driving

Record

All candidates must have a record of safe and competent driving. Specifically, candidates will be disqualified based on the following criteria:

· More than 1 moving violation conviction within the previous 12 months;

· More than 3 moving violation convictions within the previous 36 months;

· Involvement in more than 1 motor vehicle accident within the previous 12 months;

· Involvement in more than 2 motor vehicle accidents within the previous 36 months;

· Any combination of more than 3 of the above within the previous 36 months;

· Any conviction of a serious CDL violation, as defined in Part 383.5 of the US Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, within the previous 12 months: (a) excessive speeding of more than 14 miles per hour above the posted speed limit, (b) reckless driving, (c) improper or erratic lane changes, (d) following too closely, (e) violation in connection with a fatal accident, (f) driving a CMV without a proper license;

· Involvement in any major preventable accident within the previous 36 months (i.e., an accident involving a fatality, an injury requiring immediate medical treatment away from the accident scene, or disabling damage to any involved vehicle requiring a tow away);

· Any driving license suspension or revocation for more than 60 days, for any reason, within the previous 36 months;

· Any DUI/DWI (drug or alcohol) conviction or any conviction based on the driver’s refusal to participate in a test for the use of alcohol or controlled substances, within the previous 7 years while operating a non-commercial motor vehicle;

· Any DUI/DWI (drug or alcohol) conviction or any conviction based on the driver’s refusal to participate in a test for the use of alcohol or controlled substances, ever, if it occurred while operating a commercial motor vehicle;

· Any conviction of a violation listed below within the previous 7 years

1. Transportation, possession or unlawful use of a schedule 1 drug or other substance as defined by the Department of Transportation

2. Violation of an open container law or similar statute

3. Public intoxication

4. Reckless homicide or involuntary manslaughter

5. Leaving the scene of an accident

6. Speed exhibition, contest, or drag-racing on a public highway

7. Assault with a motor vehicle

8. Careless endangerment

9. Fleeing or eluding a police officer

10. A motor vehicle record by which its nature and content may suggest that the candidate is a habitual offender (as determined by the Director of Safety)

**All driving records will be carefully reviewed by the USF Glen Moore Safety Department

Criminal

Record

Candidate should have no conviction record indicating that the candidate cannot reasonably be expected to properly fulfill the duties of the job. Specifically, candidates will be disqualified based on the following guidelines:

· Falsification of employment application or otherwise providing false information or omitting information on any pre-employment documents or during interview;

· Any felony conviction within the previous 7 years;

· Under the US Patriot Act, certain felonies are lifetime disqualifiers for a Hazardous Material endorsement

· Any conviction involving theft, drugs, violence or dishonesty within the previous 7 years;

· More than one misdemeanor within the previous 3 years;

· The Director of Safety and the Director of Human Resources must review all candidates with any pending charges for offenses involving theft, drugs, violence or dishonesty

**All criminal records will be carefully reviewed by the USF Glen Moore Safety Department

Driving

Experience

All candidates must have a minimum of 1 year of verifiable, multi-state, over-the-road, tractor-trailer driving experience

or

Must be a recent graduate of a USF Glen Moore approved truck-driving school, and then will go into our driver-training program. Duration of training will be determined by the USF Glen Moore Safety Department.

**All driving experience will be carefully reviewed by the USF Glen Moore Safety Department

Work

History

All candidates must have a stable work history, with no more than 6 jobs in the previous 3 years. (Any exception must be approved by the Director of Safety)

**All previous employment will be carefully reviewed by the USF Glen Moore Safety Department

Driving

Ability

All candidates must take and successfully pass a comprehensive road skills test.

Drug-Free

Must pass a DOT pre-employment drug test.

Medical

Certification

Must have a valid DOT medical examiners certificate issued by a USF Glen Moore approved physician or medical facility.

Physical

Performance

**Future Requirement** All candidates must successfully pass a Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE), administered by a USF Glen Moore approved physician or physical therapist.

General

Requirements

All candidates must meet all the requirements as outlined in Part 391 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.

All candidates must be capable of reading, writing and speaking the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquires, and to make entries on reports and records.